Basin, Wyoming
Vaughn David Kestner
1934 — 2022
Vaughn David Kestner, 88, passed away on December 19, 2022, at Hospice of Laramie in Laramie, Wyoming. He died peacefully with family by his side after a battle with cancer. Vaughn was born to John and Virginia Kestner on November 23, 1934, in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The family lived in Bremmerton, Washington, during WWII, and then returned to Wyoming where he attended Worland High School. He studied at Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana, and earned his degree in Chemical Engineering in 1960. Vaughn married Laverna Alexander in 1954. They enjoyed several years of travel for Vaughn's job as a mining engineer and started their family. They settled in Basin, Wyoming, where Vaughn...